Tag: career development
Does This Blog Make Me Look Fat?
We’re celebrating! It’s been three months since we launched Your Life@Work. It’s been a challenge to test our ideas and a big thrill to connect with you through your online comments, emails, phone calls, and hallway asides. So the big […]
Envisioning Successful Outcomes
How often have you been handed an assignment and plunged into it, then realized that you have an incomplete idea of what the end product is supposed to be? Have you struggled to finish something only to find yourself in an endless “re-do” loop? […]
The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good
Are you a perfectionist? Not that there’s anything wrong with that! We all agree it’s important to take pride in our work, set goals, and try to achieve them. Lena and I are perfectionists — it’s why we are so […]
5 Steps to Managing Your Performance Evaluation
Most of us shudder when it’s time for our annual performance review. Not only is it time-consuming but it can also be stressful, since you don’t know whether you and your manager will see eye-to-eye on your performance. You actually […]
Is Your Career Fit or Fat?
You exercise to build stamina and muscle. You meditate to gain greater serenity. You take your car to the mechanic to keep it running. In different ways, these are all about maintaining fitness. So what are you doing for your […]
Train train train…
I’ve heard quite a few project managers say lately, “I don’t have any formal project management training,” as if to discount whatever observation they were about to make, because it was “only” based on years of experience. A mix of […]
How Portable Are Your Skills?
In the good old days, you worked at the same job for the same organization your entire work-life. Oh, you might get promoted or transferred, but you didn’t leave. There was an unspoken compact that you would give loyalty to the […]
How to Discover Your DNA
If you can’t say what your value is, how can you expect others to understand it? It’s not enough to wait for someone to critique or praise you to know what your strengths or weaknesses are. You can take control […]
Looking for Some Inspiration in Your Career?
Are you someone who sees opportunities and potential in most situations? Are you open to new ideas? Do you try new things even if they intimidate you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then read on. We […]
Internships at CDL
Last Wednesday, Rachael Hu and I went to the Spring Career Fair at UC Berkeley’s School of Information. The Fair is held at Berkeley’s South Hall, an historic building on the campus. This year’s Fair had 13 “vendors” including us. The […]